Theseus

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Theseus

Theseus was a big deal hero and king of Athens. His biggest claim to fame was braving the Labyrinth of Crete where he slayed the man-eating Minotaur, a monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull. No big deal. Before that, he kicked the butts of six unruly bandits whose queen he'd kidnapped, bringing law and order to the land around Athens. Bottom line: Theseus was an awesome hero. But that didn't stop him from being a total womanizer, which got him into trouble all the time. Eventually, it even cost him the throne of Athens. Womp womp.

Basic Information

Name

Theseus

Nickname

The Matador, The Lady's Man

Sex

Male

Current city

Elysium

Work & Education

Occupation

King of Athens (retired), Minotaur Slayer (retired)

Education

The Ares School of WarDike's Academy of Law and Order (it was great studying with the goddess of justice herself)

Beliefs

Political views

If every ruler governed their land as well as I did Athens, the world would be a better place. Just sayin'.

Family & Friends (& Enemies)

King Minos (still mad at me for killing the Minotaur)The Minotaur (for obvious reasons)The Amazons (I kidnapped their Queen, Hippolyta)Hippolyta (see above)Ariadne (she's still pretty upset that I ditched her on an island)Helen (not too friendly with me because I kidnapped her when she was a kid)Castor and Pollux

Relationships

Relationship status

Fling with AriadneHippolyta (First wife)Phaedra (Second wife) Tried to marry Helen, but it didn't work out(Yeah, I get around)

Interested in

Battle-ologyDaring do-ologyJustice-ologySeduction-ology(I don't need to know the fancy terms—it's the action that counts)

Favorites

Quotations

"A warrior never worries about his fear." – Carlos Castaneda

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that he does not become a monster. And if you gaze into the abyss long enough, the abyss will gaze back at you."– Friedrich Nietzsche

"The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge, while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or a curse." – Miyamoto Musashi

"I need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero'Til the end of the nightHe's gotta be strongHe's gotta be fastAnd he's gotta be fresh from the fight." – Bonnie Tyler (she was totally talking about me)